Scale beam and poise.



J. A. FLEMING.

SCALE BEAM AND POIQE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8,1908.

Patented May 11, 1909.

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SCALE BEAM AND POISE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1908. 920,942, I Patented May 11, 1909.

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' UNITED STATEb @FFICE.

JAMES A. FLEMING, OF DANVlLLE, ILLINOIS.

SCALE BEAM AND POISE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed May 8, 1908. Serial No. 431,668.

' pose being to devise a form of beam which and the parts in position.

arrows. F1 half of the thousands poise.

will enable the graduations to be easily read and to supply a poisewhich may be easily moved upon the beam and looked thereto when moved to the requried position so as to prevent possible displacement.

' For a full understandin of the invention and the merits thereof an also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for eiiecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions by changes in the structure and minor details without departing from-the spirit or essential features thereo', still the preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a scale beam and cooperating poises embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is -a View of one-half of the thousands poise, the base being in. section Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line rcw of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. l is a cross section on the line y'y of Fig. 2, looking to the right, as designated by the 5 is a perspective view of one- Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the base portion thereof. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of the hundreds oise. Fig. 8 is a transverse section of the hundreds poise. Fig. 9 is a perspec tive view of the units poise, the parts being separated.

' Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated inall the views ofthe drawings by the same reference characters.

The scale beam'is of-the varietycomprismg two membersor bars 1 and QWhlCh are spaced apart and connected at or near their" ends, each member receiving a poise or poises and suitabl raduated to indicate weights. The sba e eam as a whole is mounted in the ordinary manner common in platform scales, and since such mountings are well understood and form no part ofthe present invention, it is not deemed necessary to enter into a detail description thereof.

The members or bars 1 and 2 of thescale beam are of V-lorm in cross section, the hollow side facing downward and the angle or crest extending upward. The member or bar 1 is formed with a vertical flange 3, which is provided at intervals with notches 4 corresponding to the scale graduations so as to properly fix the position of the poise A mounted thereon. The lower member or bar 2 is provided in its length with a stop 5,

the end portion to the right. of said stop being graduated into units ranging from one hundred pounds downward, whereas the portion to the left of the stop 5 is graduated to designate hundreds. The poise B mounted upon the left end portion of the member or bar 2 is of less mass than the poise A, so as to indicate hundreds. The poise C mounted upon the right hand portion of the member or bar 2 is of less mass than the poise B so as to designate pounds and fractional parts thereof up to one hundred. When the poises A and B are moved to the left hand end of the members or bars 1 and 2 to the zero mark, the poise C may be used for weighing pounds and fractional parts thereof up to one hundred; The poise B weighs one hundred pounds only, whereas the poise A indicates thousands.

' The thousands poise A consists of similar parts or sections, as indicated most clearly in Pig. 5 and a base, as shown most clearly in i ig. 6. The lower portion of the oise is widened and is adapted to receive weights 6, and the upper portion is contracted and receives the means whereby the weight maybe moved easily upon the scale beam and locked in the desired adjusted position. Each sec tion or part of the poise has an oil-set 7 intermediate of its upper part 8 and the lower part 9 in dili'erent vertical planes, the off-set portion] coming 0' posite to a wing of the member or bar 1 and having an opening 10 to admit of the scale gra duations being read. Each section or part is provided with inner flanges at its upper and vertical edges so as to form a j the pins being bent to extend over the weights .and prevent movement thereof. jcatches 16 and 17 are arranged near opposite ends of the poise and are adapted to engage with the notches 4 of'the flange 3 to hold the poise in the required adjusted position. The

inner upper ends of the dogs or. catches overlapand one of said dogs or catches has its end extended to form a linger piece 18 which passes through an opening in the top of the poise and is bent into an approximately 8- form, so that the upper portion of the finger piece extends about horizontal to be pressed upon when it is required to efiect disengagement of the dog or catches from the member 1 preliminary to. moving the poise A upon the scale beam. A spring 19 exerts an upward pressure upon the overlapped ends of the dogs or catches so as to hold their lower ends in positive engagement with the notches 4:. The spring 19 is approximately of U- form and has a horizontal arrangement, one member beingvfitted between spaced lugs 20 extended inward from the sections or parts of the poise. One end, as 21, of the spring is bent into .a hook to engage around the ends ofa set-of lugs so as to hold the spring in place. The lugs 20 form art of a reinforcement 22 which surroun s the opening 10 upon the inner side of the offset portion 7 so ;as to strengthen this part of the poise. Ap-

-receive journals 26 or pairs of ertured bosses 23 project inward-from the upper portionsS of the poise and receive trun nions or pins 24 of the dogs or catches. Other. apertured bosses 25 project inward from the upper portions 8 o the poise and wheels 27 arranged to travel upon the oppositely inclined wings of the member or bar 1, thereby relieving friction when moving the poise. The

-wheels 27 are beveled to correspond to the slope or inclination of the wings forming .parts of the member or bar 1.

The poise B is substantially of like form to the poise A, consisting of side sections or parts and a base, the latter being similar in construction to the base of the poise A and comprising a plate 12 and uprights 13, The

side sections or parts of the poise 1 are substantially the same as the left parts of the wipoise .A.with theexception of the inner anges, the o posite portions 7 having openmgs 10v and tie upper portions 8 being provided with slots 28 leading upward from the openings 10 to receive'a steel bit 29 whose Dogs or upper portion consisting of similar side sectlons or'parts of integral formation, having I openings 30 in the sloping parts to admit of the scale graduations at the right of the member or bar 2 being read. This poise is adapted to be moved upon the member or bar 2 by pressure upon either end thereof accpirding to the direction of movement desire For determining the weight less than one. hundred pounds, the poise G is used and moved upon the right hand ortion of the lower member or bar 2. ven hundred pounds are indicated on the left hand portion of the member or bar 2 by means of the poise B. Thousands pounds are designated bythe poise A upon the upper member or bar 1. The poises A and B are adapted .to be secured by interlocking means between them and the respective members or barsof the beam, such interlocking means also insuring a correct positioning of the poises. N o confusion can possibly arise from reading the scale gradua tlons, since one number only appears throu h the side openings of the poises, and since t e wings of the scale beam membersare provided with like graduations and-the poises have openin s in opposite sides, the readin s may be made from either side ofthe sea e beam, as may be most convenient.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A scale beam of V-form in cross section and arranged with the hollow side facing downward, and a poise mounted u on the scale beam and having parts stradd ing the same, and a base portion connecting the separate side ortions of the poise and provided with uprig ts to close thes ace between the side portions below the sea e beam.

2. A poise for a scale beam comprising transversely spaced portions to pass u on o posite sides of the beam and projectbe ow t e same, a base consisting of a late secured to the lower spaced portions of t e poise, and uprights at the ends of the plate to close the space between the. lower portion of the poise below the beam, weights (placed upon the said plate, and I pins exten ed upward from said plate and passed through openings of the weights to retain the latter in lace.

3; In combination with a note ed scale beam, a poise slidably mounted thereon, op positely disposed dogs pivoted-to the parse and having their inner ends overlapped and ing its inner end extended to form a mlger their outer ends adapted to enter notches of piece, and a spring for exerting a pressure the scale beam and secure the poise in an ad- 1 upon the dogs to hold them in engagement justed position, and means for applying presl with the scale beam.

5 sure to the inner end of one of said dogs to' In testimony whereof I affix my signature 15 effect simultaneous movement of both. inpresence of two Witnesses.

4. In combination, a notched scale beam, JAMES A. FLEMING. [LL $.l

a poise slidalole thereon, oppositely disposed Witnesses: dogs pivoted to the poise and having their CHARLES E. WEBSTER,

1Q inner ends'overlapped', one of said '(logs h'av- L. DWIGGINS. 

